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EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL DETERMINANTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS TO TRAINING IN AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER MEDICAL EDUCATION DURING THE SPREAD OF CORONA VIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19)

The aim of research – to study the internal and external determinants of psychologicaladaptation of foreign students in the conditions of quarantine caused by Covid 19.Materials and methods. We have examined 220 foreign students studying in the 1st-3rdcourses of the Bukovinian State Medical University. The survey was conducted anonymouslyusing a questionnaire, which included general data (age, gender, place of residence, numberof family members and nature of family relationships) and 67 questions about adaptationto the university, to each of which the respondent had to give a positive or negative answer.We examined the psychological adaptation of foreign students to study at a higher medicaleducation institution during the COVID-19 pandemic using the Student Adaptation toCollege Questionnaire (SACQ) developed by Baker and Siryk (1989,1994) with author’schanges and modifications. The distribution of students depending on the country fromwhich they came to study was as follows: about 85% were from India, 4%– from Ghana, theremaining 11% – from other countries of Asia, Europe, Africa and the USA. Results. In the conditions of the pandemic due to Covid-19, a mixed form of educationusing distance educational technologies has been introduced, which affects thepsychological adaptation of foreign students. The level of psychological adaptation insuch learning conditions remains at a high level in 55.01% of respondents, medium andlow levels in 25.02% in 19.97% of respondents, respectively. 57.26% had a high levelof physical adaptation, 28.18% had an average level, and 14.56% had a low level ofphysical adaptation of foreigners in quarantine study conditions. Most of the students,77.73%, demonstrated a high level of adaptation to studying at BSMU.The results of the study of correlations between psychological and physical adaptationand adaptation to study at this university indicate a direct correlation of medium strengthbetween psychological adaptation and general adaptation to study (r=0.57, p≤0.05) andadaptation to study at this university (r=0.50, p≤0.05).Conclusions. Psychological adaptation is an important component that improves theprocess of mastering professional competencies by foreign students in institutions of highermedical education. Psychological and physical adaptations are maintained at a fairly highlevel in the majority of students of higher medical education from among foreign citizensin the conditions of a mixed form of education during the pandemic caused by Covid-19.

FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN STATUS GIZI PADA ANAK BALITA DI LINGKUNGAN 15 KELURAHAN PEKAN LABUHAN

ABSTRACTNutrition status is health relating to the use of eating pattern by body. Belawan Public Health center ranked4 with malnutrition status with the total of 196 (3.1%) below Medan Labuhan, Medan Helvetia, and MedanTuntungan. Malnutrition mostly occured at environment 15 that is, 8 babies suffering from malnutrition outof 2.047 babies, and 2 babies having bad nutrition. The research aims at finding out the relationshipbetween dependent and independent variables at environment 15, families of Pekan Labuhan, PekanLabuhan regency of Medan Labuhan in 2015. The research method is Cross sectional using total samplingtechniqe that 40 familes were taken as samples having babies. The research data were taken byperforming home visits from house to house, visiting to integrated post service (Posyandu) with interviewguide and questionnaires. The result of the study showed that 2 respondents (5%) experiencedmalnutrition, 8 respondents (20%) suffered from less nutrition and 30 respondents (75%) experiencedgood nutrition. Based on bivariate analysis, it was found that there was a dependent variable not having asignificant relationship with baby nutrition status; that is, variable of family income ( ρ-value = 0.108) and 4independent variables have a significant relationship with baby nutrition status; that is, variable of mother’s(ρ-value = 0.000), and the number of family member (ρ-value = 0.027). The research concludes that thereis a significant relationship between mother knowledge, mother attitude, mother education and the numberof family members on the baby nutrition status. Public Health Center is suggested to provide counseling tomothers having babies continually Mothers are suggested to visit Public Health Center routinely to checkup their baby nutrition

Correlation between Interleukin(IL-6) and Procalcitonin (PCT) Level among Diarrheal Children

This study was conducted his study was conducted in Baghdad for the period from December 1, 2019to June 3, 2020 for determination of the level of elevation of interleukin-6 and procalcitonin in childrenwith acute diarrhea, I was included 50 children suffering from diarrhea and 50 children without any otherdisease, where the ages of children in both groups ranged from one month to five years. The study includedcollecting information from children in both groups, including gender, age, living situation, number offamily members, standard of living and social as well as the number of family members, number of roomsin the house. Amount of 5 ml of blood samples were collected from all the children included in this study,where the blood samples were separated by the centrifuge device and the serum samples were separatedfrom them and kept in the refrigerator until the tests for detecting the level of Interleukin 6 and procalcitoninusing ELISA technique. In this study, 76 % of diarrheal children were suffered from abdominal pain, 68%with dehydration, 58% of fever, 46% had vomiting.The presented study found that, 78% of families withdiarrheal children were lived in crowed houses, 73% didn’t wash vegetables before eat, 69% haven’t wahhands, 66 used tap water for drinking.In this study, IL-16 was observed in elevated mean in diarrheal children(19.66±2.19 ng/ml), when it compared with the control healthy children (4.27±1.46 ng/ml) (P<0.001).In thisstudy, procalcitonin was also observed in elevated mean in diarrheal children (42.17±9.28 ng/ml), whenit compared with the control healthy children (28.19±8.27 ng/ml) (P<0.001).The study showed that themaximum means of PCT and IL-6 in diarrheal children were observed in those with fever, followed byabdominal pain. The study revealed a significant positive correlation between IL-6 and PCT level amongdiarrheal children.Conclusions:The study showed a significant relation of PCT and IL-6 with diarrhea..

The Family Dialogue Culture and Its Obstacles in the Omani Family from the Viewpoint of Teachers in North Eastern Province, Sultanate of Oman

This quantitative study investigates the level of the culture of dialogue within the Omani family and its hindrances from teachers’ perspectives in Ash Sharqiya North Governorate in the Sultanate of Oman. Out of 4516 teachers in the governorate in the academic year 2018-2019, 96 teachers participated in the study. The study used a survey, which included two sections; one assessed the level of the culture of dialogue and the second assessed obstacles of family dialogue. The study revealed that, based on the teachers’ perspectives, there was a high level of the culture of dialogue in the Omani family. The level of the obstacles of the family dialogue was low. The major obstacles were family dependency on housemaids, other employees at home, and parents being busy. Further, the study indicated that there were no statistically significant differences at the level of (0.05) in the areas of the culture of dialogue on gender, level of education, social status, and the number of family members. However, a statistically significant difference exists at the level of the culture of dialogue at the gender factor in favor of male teachers. There were no statistically significant differences at the level of (0.05) at the hindrances of the culture of dialogue based on gender, level of education, social status, and the number of family members. The main recommendations were: a) activating the culture of dialogue within educational institutions such as schools, b) the importance of parents’ awareness of characteristics of children’s development stages c) conducting workshops and seminars for parents and d) enhancing the media role for the importance and advantages of the culture of dialogue.

Analysis of Prospects of Refilling Mineral Water Business in The City Palangka Raya

This study aims to determine and analyze: 1) The factors that influence consumer demand forrefill drinking water in Palangka Raya City; 2) The effect of per capita income, average price andpopulation on the demand for water in Palangka Raya City; and 3) Growing demand for refilldrinking water in the City of Palangka Raya. The research methods in this thesis are descriptivestatistical analysis, multiple linear regression, and linear trend analysis. The independentvariables in this study are family income, water prices, and the number of family members whilethe dependent variable is the business prospects of mineral water refill. The population in thisstudy is the number of households that consume water from mineral water refill depots in theCity of Palangka Raya. The sample in this study were 40 respondents in the City of PalangkaRaya based on the theory of sampling and sample size by Uma Sekaran in multivariate research.The type of data used is primary data and secondary data. The results of this study indicate that:1) Factors affecting the demand for mineral water based on primary data are consumer income,water prices, and the number of family members; 2) Simultaneously (simultaneously) there is a significant relationship between consumer income, the average price of water, and the number offamily members to the demand for mineral water in Palangka Raya City; and 3) There is agrowth in demand for mineral water based on per capita income, the average price of brandedwater, and the number of residents in the City of Palangka Raya

Analisis Permintaan Konsumen Rumah Tangga terhadap Minyak Goreng Curah di Kota Denpasar

Analysis Of Household Consumer Demand On Bulk Cooking Oil in Denpasar CityNowadays cooking oil is sold in two forms; one is referred to as bulk cooking oil‘minyak goreng curah’ and the other is referred to as packaged cooking oil ‘minyakdalam kemasan’ with a particular trademark. However, the consumers in Denpasar stillprefer the bulk cooking oil to the packaged cooking oil. This present study was intendedto identify the factors contributing to the demand for the bulk cooking oil and theelasticity of the demand in Denpasar City. The study was conducted at Satrya Market,Sanglah Market, Kreneng Market, and Badung Market, which were all purposivelydetermined. The samples were taken using the accidental sampling technique, totaling40 and were purposively determined. This research uses Cobb-Douglas function withtransformed data. The independent variables were X1 (the price of the bulk cooking oil),X2 (the price of the packaged cooking oil), X3 (the price of chicken), X4 (the number offamily members), and X5 (the family income). The result of the model was as followslnY = -5,876 – 2.184lnX1* + 3.588lnX2* - 0.332lnX3 + 0.311lnX4* + 0.244lnX5*. Thefactors which contributed to the demand for the bulk cooking oil were its price, the priceof the packaged cooking oil, the price of chicken, the number of family members, andthe family income. The price of the bulk cooking oil showed elasticity. The crosselasticity showed that the packaged cooking oil was a substitution commodity and thatchicken was a complementary commodity. The income elasticity showed that the bulkcooking oil was an inferior commodity.

SPENDING AND CONSUMPTION FUNCTION FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT ANIMAL PROTEIN PRODUCTS IN FAYOUM GOVERNORATE

The research aims to study the most important factors determining thedemand for animal protein in Fayoum governorate, and measuring the price andexpenditure relations on animal products to determine the degree of competitionFayoum J. Agric. Res. & Dev., Vol. 33, No.1, January, 2019and substitution between these commodities, The study was based ondescriptive and quantitative economic and statistical analysis methods.The results of the study showed the superiority of white meat followedby fish and red meat for the consumer in rural Fayoum governorate. As for theconsumer in Fayoum governorate, the preference for white meat followed byred meat and fish. The results indicated that the elasticity of the red meat was0.86, 0.79 respectively, which means that the red meat in both rural and urbanareas is a necessary commodity. The mean elasticity of white meat was 0.51and 0.54 respectively, which mean that white meat in both rural and urban areaswas considered a necessary commodity. 0.73, 0.70 respectively, which meansFish in both rural and urban areas are essential commodities.The results of the study showed that the most important factorsdetermining the demand for red meat in Fayoum governorate are the monthlyincome variables of the family. The elasticity of the income elasticity factor is0.74 and that the commodity is necessary for the consumer and the number offamily members And the price of kilograms of white meat, the price ofkilograms of fish, and the value of the coefficient of elasticity in terms of 0.65,0.42 respectively, and white meat and fish are competitive with red meat, whilein urban were the most important determinants of demand for meat The redvariables are the monthly income of the family, and The number of familymembers. The elasticity coefficient for these variables was about 0.58, 0.34,respectively.The main determinant factors for the demand for white meat inFayoum governorate were the monthly income, The elasticity of the incomeelasticity factor was 0.11 and that the commodity was necessary for theconsumer and the variable number of family members, And the factorsdetermining the demand for white meat in Fayoum governorate are the monthlyincome variables of the household, the number of family members, the price ofkilograms of red meat, the kilogram of white meat, The elasticity is about 0.35,0.55, 1.2, 0.33 respectively.The results of the research indicated that the most important factorsdetermining the demand for fish in rural Fayoum Governorate are the monthlyincome variables of the family, the number of family members, the price ofkilograms of red meat, and the elasticity coefficient of 0.36, 0.89, 1.3 And thenumber of family members. The elasticity factor was about 0.21, 0.58 and thiscommodity is necessary for the consumer in each of the Rural and urban areas.

Family Harmony and Psychological Adjustment among Gifted and Ordinary Student

This study aimed to identify the relationship between the psychological and familyadjustment among ordinary and gifted students.The sample of the study comprised (100) students deliberately chosen to achieve the purposesof this study, two scales were developed which are (the psychological adjustment and theparental adjustment), the result of the study revealed:- The degree of parental and psychological adjustment in the gifted and ordinary student isconsidered high.- A statistically significant difference at (α≤0.05) between the parental and psychologicaladjustment in the ordinary and gifted students in favour of the gifted students.- There isa correlation with statistically significance at the level of (α≤0.05) between theparental and psychological adjustment in the ordinary students, and a strong correlationrelation with statistically significance in the gifted students.- There is no difference in the degree of parental adjustment at (α=0.05) in the gifted studentswith the change in their economical level, father’s educational level, number of familymembers, and class.- There is a difference in the degree of psychological adjustment of (α=0.05) in the giftedstudents with the change in their economical level, favouring the higher level.- There is no difference in the degree of psychological adjustment of (α=0.05) of the giftedstudents with the change in their father’s educational level, number of family members andclass.

ANALISIS KONSUMSI BERAS PADATINGKAT RUMAH TANGGA DI PROPINSI DAERAH ISTIMEWA YOGYAKARTA

The objectives of the study were (1) to determine thefactors influencing rice consumption in urban and rural areas of Yogyakarta Special Province and (2) to determine the own price, cross price and income elasticity of rice consumption at different income levels in rural and urban areas. National Socio-Economic Survey (SUSENAS) data of 2005 Yogyakarta Special Province on rice consumption was used Totalrespondents 1990 households. Regression model used in the analysis was OLS. The result showed that thefactors that influence the consumption of rice are the price of the rice itself, price of the related household goods, income level, education of the mother, number offamily members, and location. Thefactors that individually influence rice consumption vary by kinds of rice, location, and income level. Therefore, the demand of rice in DIY is inelastic, the change of price did not significantly influence rice demand. Generally, rice is normal good at low income household level in the rural and urban areas andfor middle income in the rural, and in middle income and high income in the urban, rice is a inferior good. In other side, rice is Substituted for cassava and sweet potato. Rice is complementary for catfish, fermented soybean cake, cassava, egg, and tofu.Keywords: rice consumption, elasticity, substitution, complementary.

Indigenous Farming Families of Ifugao: Partners in Safeguarding the Sustainable Use of Natural Resources

The Ifugao farming families are partners in safeguarding the sustainable use of naturalresources through their continued conservation of the rice terraces. However, in recent years ithas been observed that many Ifugao children coming from families whose main livelihood isfarming no longer participate and involve themselves in farming activities. A number of familymembers migrate to urban places and some who have been educated totally abandon theirfarming duties and roles. The objectives of this study are: to determine the involvement offamilies in farming particularly in areas which farming has been the primary source of incomeand explore how farming families can contribute to safeguarding the sustainable use of naturalresources. Conversational method was used for this study wherein key informants andmembers of the farming families were interviewed. The data were analyzed using thematicanalysis guided by the Indigenous perspective. A number of thematic insights emerged showingthe strong involvement of the different family members in the various farming activities. Thefamily members are involved in farming through the different roles they play, the resourcesthey contribute, and the honor they bring to the family. The farming families play a major rolein safeguarding natural resources through: reviving the traditional and natural practices; andbringing back the interests among the younger generations in farming.Keywords: Ecology, Ifugao rice terraces, farming families, natural resources, indigenous people, qualitative research, Ifugao, Philippines

Regional Differences of Child Under-Nutrition in Bangladesh

Despite recent progress shown by some of the indicators of Millennium DevelopmentGoals in Bangladesh, the nutritional status among all children of the country is notso satisfactory. Growing evidence suggest that there exist regional differences in childunder-nutrition in Bangladesh. The present article is an attempt to identify the regionaldifferences of child under-nutrition across six divisions of Bangladesh and to understandsome of the determinants of under-nutrition using DHS-2007 Bangladesh dat. This datafocus on under-nutrition and some of the determinants related to household, child andmother. A multivariate model was employed to study the regional differences of undernutritionstatus among children. Across the divisions, a variation of under-nutrition isobserved among the children. The prevalence of under-nutrition is statistically significantin poor households. Economics status, mothers’ education, children’s age, number of familymembers and duration of breastfeeding are important determinants of under-nutritionacross divisions. Child under-nutrition in Bangladesh is still a concern for the householdwith poor economic status. The article calls for improvement of the economic status of thehouseholds across divisions keeping in view the nature of inequality in childhood undernutritionin the country and its differential characteristics across the divisions.

THE POTENCY OF DAIRY CATTLE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN SEMARANG REGENCY, CENTRAL JAVA

The study aimed to analyze the potency of dairy cattle agribusiness development in SemarangRegency and the factors influencing the potency of dairy cattle agribusiness development. The studywas conducted from September to December 2008 in Semarang Regency, Central Java, using surveymethod. Three districts were purposively chosen based on the largest population of dairy cattle in theSemarang Regency. Of the three districts selected, six villages were chosen based on the largestpopulation of dairy cattle. The respondents were chosen randomly using simple random, hence thesample size in this study was 90. Data were gathered through primary and secondary data. The data wereanalyzed descriptively and statistically. The analysis of LQ (Location Quotient) was used to analyze thepotency of dairy cattle agribusiness development, while the multiple regression model was used todetermine the factors affecting the potency of dairy cattle agribusiness development, with the followingregression equation: Y = a + b1x1 + b2x2 + b3x3 + b4x4 + b5x5 b7x7 b6x6 + + + e, whereas Y = is theproduction of milk, and x1 to X7, respectively, are x1 (age), x2 (education), x3 (Number of familymembers), x4 (number of lactating cows), x5 ( amount of feed, forage), x6 (amount of feed concentrate)and X7 (calving interval). The results showed that the potency of dairy cattle agribusiness developmentin Semarang Regency is potential (LQ> 1) with the value of 4.67 and LQ Population GDP = 1.71. Thisstudy indicated that socio, economic and demographic resources are important factors that can helpdevelop and improve dairy cattle farming. Meanwhile, there were significant relationships between 7independent factors and the potency of dairy cattle agribusiness development, with the followingregression equation: Y = -6.082 + 0.032 x1 + 0.223 x2 + 0.717 x3 + 9.221 x4 + 0.067 x5 x6 + 0.486 -0.323 X7 + e. Moreover, the value of R2 = 0.886, it is indicated that 88.6% of the variation in the thedependent variable can be explained by the independent variable, only 11.40% can be explained by othervariables.

Predictors of the Development of Phobic Avoidance

Panic disorder and agoraphobia are closely linked. There are indications that uncontrolled panic attacks often lead to the rapid development of phobic avoidance, but our ability to predict which individuals with panic will develop avoidance has been limited. The purpose of this study was to identify independent predictors of the development of phobic avoidance and the time course of that development. We conducted a secondary analysis of survey data from the community-based Panic Attack Care-Seeking Threshold Study. The presence of panic attacks was confirmed in 97 randomly selected adults from randomly selected households screened using the Structured Clinical Interview of DSM-III-R (SCID). The presence of limited and extensive phobic avoidance was measured using the SCID, while rapidity of development (lag time) was measured as the difference between onset of panic and onset of avoidance. Predictors considered included panic characteristics, psychiatric comorbidity, cognitive appraisal, family characteristics, illness attitudes, symptom perceptions, and coping style. Thirty-six subjects (37%) had at least mild phobic avoidance, with 81% (N = 29) of those developing the avoidance less than 1 year after the onset of panic attacks. The development of phobic avoidance was associated with the presence of panic disorder (beta = 1.36), the number of comorbid psychiatric disorders (beta = 0.69), and the number of family members and/or friends available to discuss health concerns (beta = 0.87). Further progression to agoraphobia was predicted by the presence of depersonalization during panic attacks (beta = 0.50). Rapid onset of avoidance (panic avoidance lag time < 1 year) was predicted by the perception that depersonalization is a life-threatening symptom (beta = 1.56). The development of phobic avoidance is closely linked to panic attacks and often develops soon after panic onset. Full-blown panic disorder and psychiatric comorbidity are important in this development. Depersonalization is also key to the development of avoidance and the rapidity of the development.